Phonograph booth



H. J. BROWN. PHON-OGHAPH BOOTH.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1920.

Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

HENRY :r. BROWN, on NEW YORK, n. in

PHONOGRAPH BOOTH.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that, HENRY J. BROWN, :1

subject of'the King, of England, residing at New York, in the county ofBronx and State of New York, have invented certain. new and usefulImprovements in Phonograph Booths, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to booths for the accommodation of prospectivepurchasers of phonograph records while they are l1s tening to theplaying ofthe records desired.

It is the object of the invention to provide a private booth orcompartmentfor each person, and to arrange the phonograph so that it mayreceive attention from outside the booth. In this way any desiredrecords may be demonstrated or played for the customer without theattendant entering the booth. Moreover, a single attendant may care forseveral booths at the same time.

The inv'entiongalso contemplates the fitting of each booth with means.of communication between the customer within the booth and attendantwithout, and means for delivering the desired records to the customerwhile he is in the booth, so that he can take them with him and pay forthem at a suitable desk as he leaves. Other objects will appear as thedescription proceeds.

The invention will be first hereinafter described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, which constitute part of this specification, andthen more specifically defined in the claims at the endof thedescription. i In the accompanying drawings, wherein similar referencecharacters are used to designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views I Figure 1 is a front elevation of a group or battery ofthree booths built together, showing the door to one of the booths orcompartments open and occupied by a customer,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the rear 7 and end portions of thesame group of Specification of Letters Patent pat nm p 21, 192Application filed September 2, 1920. Serial No. 407,700.. 7 i V tendant.The dimensions of each booth may vary according to conditions, butgenerally each booth maypreferably be built to accommodate a singleperson and be about 6X3OX36. a sound proof door 2 7 preferably havingglass panes 3.. I

Within each boot-h there is provided a seat 4:, a desk or table 5, alist of records or catalog 6 and a rack 7 for memorandum upon a platform11 running along the back ,of the several booths. l -When said cover 10is raised, the attendant may change needles and. records at will. Theturntable 12' is rotated in the usual mannerby a spring motor indicatedat 13 in Figure 3 and which Each booth 1 is provided with may .bewoundby a crank 14 projecting from the rear of the compartment 9 orotherwise.

ments for holding records for use on the machines. Said rack 15 alsoserves to screen the attendant on the platform 11 from the front of thebooth. r I

Each booth is fitted with a speaking tube '16 extending up through thetop into convenient reach'of the attendant, so'that the customer in thebooth may call up the-names of the records he wishes to have played.Each booth may also be fitted with a chute 17 leading from the top andadapted to deliver records, wrapped ready for taking away, to a wallpocket 18 at the side of the booth, as shown in Figure 3.

It willbe noted that the construction of booths for the purposementioned according A rack 15 ispreferably con-' structed above thephonograph compart As the custom-( the attendant may then call downthrough the speaking tube and inquire what records he desires to haveplayed. he amplifying chamber or horn 8 may have a sound modifyingshutter 21 as shown in Figure 3 and which may be adjusted by thecustomer to regulate the volume of sound according to his taste, bymeans of the knob 22.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is 1. The combination witha customers booth, of a phonograph arranged in a separate compartmentassociated with said booth, the horn of said phonograph opening intosaid booth.

2.. The combination with a customers both, of a phonograph arranged inacompartment above said booth and having its amplifying chamber openinginto the booth.

3. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged in aseparate compartment and having its amplify ing chamber opening intosaid booth, and means of access to said phonograph fron outside thebooth.

4. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged in aseparate compartment and having its amplifying chamber opening into saidbooth, and

means for windin the ihono 'ra h and a plying and removing records fromthe outside of the booth.

5. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged ina'separate compartment and having its amplifying chamber opening intosaid booth, means of access to said phonograph from outside the booth,and means of communication between a customer in the booth and an a'-tendant for the phonograph. on the outside.

6. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged in aseparate compartment and having its amplifying chamber opening into saidbooth, means of access to said phonograph from outside the booth, andmeans for delivering records from an attendant on the outside to a. customer in the booth.

7. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged in aseparate compartment and having its amplifying chamber opening into saidbooth, means of access to said phonograph from outside the booth, and aspeaking tube extending from the interior of the booth to the outsidethereof adjacent the point of access to the phonograph.

8. The combination with a customers booth. I

9. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged in asepa-. rate compartment and having its amplifying chamber opening intosaid booth, a chute for records leading from the outside to the insideof the booth, and a pocket at the lower end of said chute for catchingthe records dropped through the chute.

10. The combination with a plurality of customers booths, of phonographsarranged in compartments separate from the booths and having theiramplifying chambers opening into said booths, and a platform runningalong all of said booths on the outside thereof for accommodating anattendant and permittinghim to look after all of the phonographs.

11. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged ina separate compartment carried by the booth and having its amplifyingchamber opening into said booth. V

12. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged ina separate compartment and having its amplifying chamber opening intosaid booth, a platform for an attendant at the back of the booth, meansof access to the phonograph compartment from said platform, and a rackfor records arranged above the booth and serving to screen the attendantfrom the front of the booth.

13. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged ina separate compartment and having its amplify ing chamber opening intosaid booth, and a sound modifying device in said amplifying chamberunder control of the occupant of the booth.

M. The combination with a customers booth, of a phonograph arranged in aseparate compartment and having its amplifying chamber opening into saidbooth, a shutter in the lower end portion of said chamber, and a knob onthe outside of said chamber in reach of the occupant of the booth forcontrolling said shutter.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HENRY J. BROW'N.

